Patrizia Ciofi : "O mio babbino caro" (Gianni Shicchi)

Patrizia Ciofi is Loretta in this very nice production of Puccini's "Gianni Shicchi".
For once, we capture the comical aspect of this opera...
Conductor : Seiji Osawa / Stage production : Laurent Pelly
Paris Opera Garnier - 2004

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Ciofi
• gianni
• shicchi
• puccini

[Trompicavalas]

This is the best performance I've ever seen of this aria. Unfortunately people usually think that this aria is a top of dramatism (remember the scene at the market in Mr Beam's film). But It's an comic aria. The girl shows a phony desperation to her father. Lauretta knows her father can not deny anything she ask if she exaggerates his plea. The story of "Gianni Schicci" is not dramatic but an ironic comedy. The problem is that most people think that just the tragic operas are good ones.

[marcmomus]

So you're telling an Italian how to pronounce correctly?

[Rhisiart1985]

La Ciofi ha un timbro molto bello, ma questa bellezza vien meno a causa di alcuni difetti che fossi in lei eliminerei seduta stante. Ci sono dei portamenti nei registri gravi che poi si traducono in mancanza di omogeneità e break cordali, pericolosi e anti-estetici. In secondo luogo, se si mantenesse all'interno di ruoli con estensione DO3-DO5, evitando i sovracuti, credo ne gioverebbe molto. Gilda, Lucia, Amina, Marie non le sono per niente congeniali, secondo me. Complimenti in ogni caso =)

[Loganberrymusic]

This is truly exquisite singing IMO. This is by far my favorite performance of this piece that I've seen on YT.

[henriktini]

Bet ever performance of this aria.

[Sebastian94338]

I enjoyed this performance, however i strongly believe that anna netrebko and maria callas,especally are the leading masters in this aria. Callas had the talent to feel the role, apart from having a very wide voice register allowing her to sing the low and the high notes perfectly.

[Etnecserc]

@wholetthedoggo You may be right. But as for me, I like the Sally Matthews rendition in the Glyndebourne production better. Matthew's facial expressions and body language effectively convey both the cloying amorousness and coy deviousness of Lauretta in setting up her father to do something nefarious. Sally has nice legs too. And of course, the voice.

[Camboglanna]

@horacioibd

Not sure I understand what you mean, but... I am Italian and her pronounciation of "rossa" sounds perfectly OK to me. Also, "rosa" has a totally different pronounciation and you couldn't possibly mistake one for the other.

[glukupikron]

The best I ever heard. Great interpretation! Every word had a sense....beautiful

[tblanl]

WOW, HIS NOSE.

She's great, by the way!

[Katja144]

@supersirenia Precisely! I always say I love this song because in a way it IS sort of funny...your typical teenage angst and obviously it hasn't changed over the centuries. You can almost see Lauretta posting this on Myspace about her mean dad.

[Serinia4melodic]

She has a brilliant voice, but her facial expressions kill me. I have her Lucia on DVD and I just can`t understand why she makes her mouth sooo weird.